Depression among children by household income U.S. 2013-2019

In 2019, over eight percent of children and adolescents aged 14 to 17 years in the United States in families with household income less than 100% FPL reported that they were depressed, while only five percent of U.S. children and adolescents in families with more than 200% FPL reported the same. This statistic illustrates the percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who had or have ever had depression from 2013 to 2019, by household income.

Percentage of children and adolescents in the U.S. who had or have ever had depression from 2013 to 2019, by household income

Characteristic	Ever had depression (parent reported diagnosis)**	Current depression (parent report)**	Ever had major depressive episode (self-report)***	Past year major depressive episode (self-report)***	Current depression (self-report)****
≤100% *	5.8%	4.7%	18.6%	13.2%	8.5%
>100% to ≤200% FPL*	4.6%	3.6%	21.8%	15.4%	6.3%
>200% FPL*	3.9%	2.9%	21.5%	15.6%	4.9%

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Release date

February 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2013-2019

Number of respondents

150,602 respondents

Age group

3-17 years

Special properties

age-adjusted

Supplementary notes

Count represents sum of all responses to the National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH) (114,476 respondents, 3 to 17 years), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2,771 respondents, 12 to 17 years), and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) (33,678 respondents, 12 to 17 years).
For NSCH, NHIS, and NSDUH, federal poverty level (FPL) is based on family income and family size using the Census Bureau’s poverty thresholds for the previous calendar year. Imputed income files were used to impute family income when it was not provided, and for NSCH, family size was imputed using other information about the household when the number of family members was not provided. NHANES uses the US Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines to calculate FPLs (also known as the family income to poverty ratio) and does not impute missing incomes. NSDUH only imputes family size when exact counts cannot be determined from the household roster.
* FPL: Federal Poverty Level.
** Values represent period from 2016 to 2019.
*** Values represent period from 2018 to 2019.
**** Values represent period from 2013 to 2018. During past 2 weeks.

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